Resilience of the Parse-Pasargadae World Heritage Sites Against Environmental Crises Using Achaemenid Creativity and Traditional Knowledge
Open Access
- 1 February 2025
- journal article
- Published by InkVista Publishing House in Athar
- Vol. 45 (4) , 5-40
Abstract
Drought and excessive water extraction resulting from the agricultural policies of past decades in the plains of Marvdasht and Pasargadae have led to cracks, sinkholes, and a spongy soil texture, ultimately causing a general subsidence of the plains' surface. These phenomena pose a significant threat to the historic region and valuable world ...Keywords
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